Melaleuca laxiflora

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Melaleuca

At a glance

Occurrence records286

Data sources5

Biological traits31

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Melaleuca laxiflora's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility286 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources31 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF286 records

01Narrative

Melaleuca laxiflora, commonly known as narrow-leaved paperbark, is a woody, spreading shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is distinguished by its loosely arranged, mostly lateral pink flower spikes and its smooth, fleshy, oil-dotted leaves. It is often cultivated because of its hardiness and attractive flowers.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology13

Fruit width3.5 mm

Fruit width max4 mm

Fruit width min3 mm

Leaf length13 mm

Leaf length max16 mm

Leaf length min10 mm

Leaf width4 mm

Leaf width max5 mm

Leaf width min3 mm

Plant height12 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 12 m · AusTraits: 1.25 m · TRY: 12 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed mass8.22 mg

Life cycle & reproduction7

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyy

Life formshrub

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years6 years

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formtree

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: tree · AusTraits: shrub

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type286 records

Wild obs. + sensor36

Museum / vouchered248

Cultivated / captive2

Origin

Native10

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO748 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy78% within 1 km

≤100 m 25≤1 km 3≤10 km 7>10 km 1

36 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor36

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy61% within 1 km

≤100 m 58≤1 km 52≤10 km 67>10 km 3

180 georeferenced · 68 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence248

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living2

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions12 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	131
Canberra, AU	58
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	17
Mount Annan, AU	9
Kew, GB	7
BGPAlocation not on record	6
Adelaide, AU	5
Brisbane, AU	4
Taipei, TW	2
Hobart, AU	2
Wellington, NZ	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Armidale, AU	1
LDlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Palmerston, AU	1

16 institutions · 247 of 248 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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